What did you do with the dice?

Compared with the defenders, the morale of Zhu Lei's army, who seemed to be standing under the city wall as if they were being punished during military training, became increasingly high after they swayed on the ground. They began to discuss and speculate what kind of divine power the invincible Sani Iron Tower wizard had used to destroy this wizard tower.

Phoenix had already paralyzed all the magic cannon positions in the entire Mage Tower, so Hydra in the air no longer had to act. He slowly folded his wings and landed, preparing to accumulate strength for the subsequent attack.

Many soldiers in the army were greatly encouraged and volunteered to go forward to support the battle and attack the shield in front of them.

"Captain, the opposite mage tower has collapsed! Archmage Sanita succeeded! Do you want to attack?"

"No, the order from Lord Sanita has not come yet. Wait a little longer."

"But the enemy has lost the protection of the Mage Tower, and the soldiers on the city walls seem demoralized. Are we really not going to attack at this point? Will the higher-ups blame us for not contributing?"

"You're obviously a latecomer. You haven't fought many battles with Lord Sanitieta and Lord Pearl Tear Lord, so you'd say that. Let me tell you, the other side just collapsed a mage tower. Such a small thing is not worth being surprised about. For our Grand Mage Sanitieta, he hasn't even exerted his full strength yet. Do you know what a Grand Mage is?"

"Ah?" The newly enlisted young messenger was a little confused.

"Stupid, that's why there's only a five-year age difference between us. I can be a battalion commander, but you were only chosen for your loud voice as a messenger, without even a Shaddoll Legion organization. That's the difference in experience. Since you've been quite diligent in your daily duties over the past two days, I'll give you some guidance. Listen carefully, I've been educated before. The difference between a so-called archmage and an ordinary mage is this... well, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Since you haven't been educated, it's difficult for me to explain it to you in professional terms, and you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Anyway, just remember that the archmage's spellcasting is continuous and uninterrupted, and can last an entire war. When his spell is truly completed, the shield and city wall in front of us will automatically disappear, and we will win the war directly. We just need to go in and help capture prisoners."

"So powerful?"

"Why do you think we are always invincible? That's all because of the spell cast by the great wizard Sanita."

If Rusalka heard this, she'd definitely grumble: "This Archmage you're talking about sounds familiar. Is he called "Dark Archmage" Exodia? Collect all five and you'll win instantly."

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But we have to say here that the quality of the Mage Tower is very good. Even after encountering such an accident, it did not collapse completely. In the end, only the underground floor was blown up, and the surface collapsed by one and a half layers. Although the entire tower tilted a little, it retained its pride and survived in the same place, turning into the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Even though the Mage Tower had suffered a great disaster, the duel between the top mages on the 9th floor did not stop. At the moment when the conversation between the two ended and the ice wall and wind wall turned into particles and disappeared, the old tower master, who had straightened his body with [Floating Spell], cast a spell again swiftly, using his staff to point directly at the Sani Iron Tower, which had also used [Sticky Soles] to stick itself firmly to the ground.

Sanita still suffered from the fact that he had not traveled long enough. He was not proficient in all kinds of magic and did not recognize the effect of the opponent's spell structure. He could only identify the three basic structural concepts of "wind attribute", "control of airflow" and "range".

A powerful AOE like Fireball? And if it manipulated the airflow, there might not even be a guiding path. Sanitar figured there was no need to gamble on the effect; he could just take it. Without hesitation, he used a 5th-level counterspell to cancel the opponent's spell, then activated Minotaur's Gaze and leveled it back at the opponent with a 7th-level upgrade, preparing to strike first and force him to hold up his shield with his AOE.

Just when he was about to take advantage of the gap in the opponent's shield to attack the opponent with another Finger of Death, the magic he had cast took effect, and the air in the entire 9th floor boiled up, forming a violent airflow. The huge pulling force directly blew away the magic on the two people, and swept their thin bodies directly into the air and flew everywhere.

Sani Tieta really didn't expect that the tower master would actually cast an indiscriminate range spell that was originally intended to include himself in the attack range?

"Haha, young man, although I don't understand the principle behind your magic of deciphering and copying, it's a shame for a wizard to fall victim to the same trick."

The old wizard in gray robes had obviously won this little game. Although he was also affected by the airflow and could not complete the casting of indigenous magic like the Sani Tower, he just clapped his hands, and the runes that had been extinguished on the surrounding walls lit up again, and re-condensed into huge magic balls, which bombarded the Sani Tower from all directions as it was blown away in the air by the airflow.

The entire magic tower was lit up again, and the magic circles hidden in the rooms on each floor began to extract the magic power from those emergency materials!

Sunny Tower: Tsk, the fire safety work of this mage tower is pretty good, and it is quite in line with the Earth's standards. As expected, there is a hidden backup energy source. As expected, although my structure is already very strong, it is still too difficult to fight with an experienced mage in the environment that the other party has arranged in advance.

The gray-robed elder seemed to see that the Sani Iron Tower was beyond repair, so he chuckled with a hint of sarcasm, "Who says that without the core, the Mage Tower will completely lose its magic? This is where I've poured a hundred years of my labor. Even without the core at the bottom of the tower, the spare mana is enough to keep it running for at least three days. This is the difference in experience and foundation. You have to admit, even the most talented mage can't match acquired effort. It's precisely because of excessive pride and self-confidence that this inevitable result has occurred."

"I really like what you said. There are no coincidences in the magical world, only mistakes. You lost this duel. You were two moves behind!"

Sanitieta replied calmly, "Indeed, old senior, you have won this wizard duel."

The grey-robed old man finally stopped hiding his true feelings and revealed a sinister smile. He looked down at the Sani Tower surrounded by the magic ball with the attitude of a victor and sneered, "Beg for mercy? Sorry, I never leave myself with trouble. A genius like you cannot be kept alive. It's best if you die!"

The next moment, magic balls from all directions quickly gathered towards the Sani Tower. The explosion of magic power immediately engulfed the Sani Tower, forming a gorgeous magical turbulence field, which blew away the surrounding airflow.

Phew, it's finally over. I didn't expect that the opponent is so young yet so difficult to deal with. Even as a great wizard, he also masters so many magic schools such as "Death", "Ice", "Fire", "Non-attribute", and "Earth". He is simply an enviable magic genius.

Genius? If he had grown for a few more decades and reached the age of a hundred, I'm afraid I wouldn't be his opponent at all. Thinking about it this way, oh what a pity! Now a guy like him has also become a corpse in my hands. The way of magic is so cruel. It's better not to be a genius in the next life. Be content to be a slave and dog under my feet. Maybe I can live longer.

Thinking that he had strangled in the cradle another colleague whose future achievements would surely be greater than his, he could not help but hum with pride as he slowly landed on the ground.

But at this moment, a small sound transmission array suddenly popped up beside his ear.

The familiar voice of Sanita came from it, making up for the half sentence he had not finished just now, and the content made the gray-robed old man feel an inexplicable chill.

"I also like your line, 'No matter how despicable the means used to pursue one's own safety, only those who are alive are worthy of competing with their opponents on the battlefield and looking forward to the future.' Enjoy the battle ahead, old man."

What? He was so off balance that he could actually cast a spell to save his life?

No, it's impossible. This was just a trick to shake his own mind. Just now, he didn't feel any magical fluctuations around him that indicated a successful spell. After being attacked head-on like this, even if he had a life-saving item that kept him alive, he should have been dying and unable to fight back.

Looking at the chaotic magical fluctuations that blocked his vision, the old wizard raised his hand again in disbelief and threw a few wind blades inside.

This time, what he heard was no longer the sound of magic explosion or the collision of magic shields, but the loud sound of metal shields and a completely different sound, which sounded at the place where the Sani Tower should have been.

"Damn it! You even blew up my last Holy Healing Pool. It's okay if you look down on me. I don't know any magic anyway, and I don't have any rings. But I'm just not happy about it. I'll kill you first!"

"Pearl Tears Lament. Jushe Rage Mode!"

The dazzling golden light immediately dispelled the magic power, and the pitch-black sword flashed with a sacred aura with a strong contrast.

"In this form, I won't be able to regain my sanity for the next week, and I can't suppress my fighting instincts. After I kill you, I'll go to Alice City and wipe out the enemy until next Saturday. If you're a powerful wizard, come and stop me! Regret not being bald! Wagaaaaa!"

The figure in blue armor wrapped in gold shouted words that were completely incomprehensible to the great wizard who thought he was so knowledgeable that he had almost been exposed to all the knowledge in the world. With a strange and rhythmic cry, he raised his shield and smashed the magic ball in the air. He rushed out with a loud explosion and turned into a cannonball, raising his shield and directly crashing into the gray-robed tower master!

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Just when Sanita was hit by the spell ball, he used a 1st-level [False Life] and [Element Absorption] on himself, gaining fake blood and corresponding elemental resistance, reducing the damage he received to the limit.

Then?

I, Sanita, will of course strictly abide by the duel rules of the mage. I apply to bring my guards into the arena!

Go ahead, Rusalka, it's you!

Sani Iron Tower: (Brother, I can't beat this tower master. The indigenous archmage of this world has too much knowledge. The spell casting pre-swing and spell effects of this mage in the civil war are still too deadly. I can barely beat him by relying on the ring position, but he adapts quickly and has the advantage of terrain. If I can't kill him in seconds, he will be too passive. However, I have already broken the teleportation restriction in the tower, and Phoenix should be able to enter the Shadow Plane. Next, I will use a flaw to use [King and Rook Castling]. It's up to you!)

Rusalka didn't care that his brother didn't win the fight. Instead, when he heard that his brother actually left the big boss for him to taste, he was overjoyed.

Faced with the system prompt, he barely hesitated for even a tenth of a second, frantically reaching out to click "Accept," and directly choosing to transmit: (Okay, okay! I'll give my heart to my good brother!)

Sanita: (Also, I allow you to trash-talk while fighting, to help me annoy the opponent.)

After hearing this, Rusalka was instantly overjoyed: (Great! The seal has been lifted, and nothing in this world can stop me! From today on, I, Rusalka, will not eat beef! I'm saving it all for my good brothers. Boss Sanibal, how well do you want the Holy Light to cook it?)

【Warning! Your thoughts are at risk of breaking your oath.】

Rusalka: My brothers didn’t restrict me from speaking, so how dare you, a broken system like you, show off your presence?

Sanitta: Uh, it’s too early to say that. We should wait until he enters the battle before allowing it.

Chapter 276: Fierce Battle Outside the Kingdom's Capital Castle (16)

Rusalka's own Whisper of the Ancient Gods-style appearance was certainly quite unexpected for the old tower master.

Rather than being surprised at how he got here, he was more puzzled as to how Rusalka had survived the explosion in the basement.

Even though he had never seen Rusalka, nor had he heard of the "Lord of Pearl Tears", he knew that the "mage attendant" in the basement was the Rusalka in front of him, because those who had escaped by chance had told him all the information about Rusalka. Although he no longer had the clamshell shield, Rusalka was still very recognizable. This mechanized shield was paired with an ominous black giant sword, and he used holy light that was very inconsistent with the style of the weapon. It was indeed a unique existence, and his style was different from others.

"Why are you here? There is clearly..."

The tower master originally wanted to say "restricted transmission", but after just a moment's thought, he immediately understood the current situation.

The "restricted teleportation" in the tower is a wide-area space blockade capability. Since the range that the item itself can provide is very small, a magic circle is used to replace the function. Although the amount of magic power required is not much, because it is a noble "space system" operation, the spell structure is very delicate, and it is necessary to ensure that the magic power is supplied at all times without interruption, just like the [Space Blockade Orb] that was taken out before, it will become ineffective immediately once it is out of hand, so the main body of the magic circle was engraved in the ground.

Now Rusalka has directly ordered a big one, completely destroying the second and even the first underground floors. Most of the magic arrays inside have suffered devastating damage and naturally cannot be rebuilt.

Since the emergency is activated, the damaged magic array itself will not be considered within the scope of restarting the magic supply. This is also the part that was emphasized in the previous drills to prevent unnecessary magic supply. Therefore, the offensive and defensive magic arrays on the ninth floor can be activated quickly, while the magic array covering the entire tower may have lost its function with the underground explosion.

In other words, the current Mage Tower is not actually covered by the space blockade barrier!

That damned young genius had even figured this out! So he didn't put up a barrier or anything like that, but was actually timing it by silently reciting the teleportation spell?

Being tricked did not cause him much emotional fluctuation. The embarrassing escape of Sanitta was enough to make him proud of his current achievements. But this guy used the damn space magic to escape, which was completely unacceptable to him.

The flame of jealousy rose from his chest, almost igniting the magic circuits. He had lived for more than two hundred years, and although he was proficient in wind attributes and element mixing theory, he was always suppressed by Anthony, the great wizard who was proficient in space magic, and he had been holding a grudge.

Now that Anthony was gone, he had assumed he was the kingdom's greatest mage. He was supposed to be! The mages in the other three towers were only good at crafting, with too many formalities. But he was a true genius in actual combat. If it came to a battle of strength, he would win. No mage could rival him!

But he hadn't expected another genius in the spatial system to rise up, and he hadn't even been able to eliminate him completely! He hated it. Why didn't the Supreme of Arcane favor him? Why didn't he bestow such talent upon a hardworking person like him? How could such a rising star deserve such power and achievements? Mages should be ranked according to seniority!

However, such a short chanting time should only be able to activate a teleportation magic. Since it already has the effect of "transferring this knight over here", and he is not here anymore, it is very easy to guess that the effect of the magic itself should be "two-way exchange". He was also teleported underground, and the underground should now be a ruin. Without the external safe teleportation coordinates, and having experienced a great battle and consumed a lot of energy, he has no way to use the teleportation magic to get out again. At this moment, he should be meditating and recovering his magic against the clock.

There is still time, so I decided to kill this nonsense Paladin first, then go to the underground which should be difficult to get out of now, and kill that genius!

He didn't think that a reckless man like Rusalka was difficult to deal with. To put it bluntly, the mages looked down on Esdi's paladins and believed that the "holy light" was just a power bestowed by the gods after they begged for mercy. They didn't understand the principles behind their own power and were stubborn and didn't know how to adapt. They not only held the spirit of chivalry but also the code of conduct of justice and kindness. They had brute force but were restricted in every way. How could they fight against the mages?

The gray-robed old man said, "Paladin, I've already fought a round with that young archmage, and you've intervened midway. This is not in line with chivalry. Even for the sake of fairness in this duel, shouldn't you give me a moment to breathe and rest?"

Haha, he knows these paladins too well. The moment this idiot stops, he will lock him with a magic circle and burn him to ashes.

But he soon realized that times might have changed. The guy in front of him had no mercy or sense of fairness at all, and was even accelerating!

"Haha, it's alright. There's plenty of time to rest after death. My lord, please use the Supreme Slash. I've never received a bad review for my service. After seven days, everyone who has used it will automatically receive a good review. You'll sleep soundly."

?

Rusalka not only didn't stop charging, he also didn't stop talking. "I just heard from Boss Sha that you won this mage duel by any means necessary. Everything has a price. You catch the fish, but you lose the horse. Seeing this, I can't help but ask you, Lao Deng, is it really worth it?"

Get close quickly and kill them all with one strike!

The big sword smashed the ground directly, and the old wizard had already flashed from his original position to the surrounding area. The lack of teleportation restrictions also liberated the wizard's flexible and simple small displacement ability. Of course, powerful wizards would use the indigenous phantom step [Flash]. The effect was the same. The only difference was that the direction of the landing point after [Flash] was fixed and retained before the flash. It would not change, which could better facilitate the caster's positioning.

Then he stretched out his hands to Rusalka and shook them horizontally and vertically.

Two huge streams of magic power converged with Rusalka as the center, squeezing him in the middle. However, the next second, Rusalka's figure quickly broke through the magic flow and even drained away a very small part of the magic power in his body.

Tsk, it looks like he's wearing some very powerful magic resistance equipment. I'm afraid he was able to survive underground just now thanks to this thing.

But the better the magic resistance of a material, the lower its hardness. If that’s the case, then what about this trick?

The old wizard waved his hand and directly rolled Rusalka into the air with a tornado. He then used his magic power to make the rubble on the ground and the weapons on the corpses fly up. All of them slowly pointed their tips towards Rusalka in the air, and then suddenly stabbed like a rainstorm.

The rubble and weapons collided and exploded, and this time, it was Rusalka's turn to disappear on the spot!

Figures flicker, swords dance, now is the time for pearl tears...

The old wizard waved his hand, and a gust of wind came like a sledgehammer, knocking Rusalka against the wall again. Then the runes on the wall were instantly overcharged, causing a magic sacrificial explosion that sent Rusalka flying.

After completing this series of moves, the old wizard's face turned slightly blue and his breathing became heavy. This was a state of [overheating of the magic circuit] and [physical exhaustion]. So he took a deep breath, took out a pill from his arms, put it in his mouth and swallowed it. With a cool breath flowing back from his abdomen into the magic circuit and his limbs, the tower master's breathing returned to normal again.

He was about to turn around, but was surprised to find that Rusalka jumped down by grabbing the wall, shook her head to shake off the debris, raised her hand and summoned the big sword on the ground into her hand, as if nothing had happened.

"Master, have you eaten yet?"

The shock in the tower master's eyes flashed away, and then he returned to his relaxed and superior attitude.

"I almost forgot, Paladins are really tough punching bags."

He immediately picked up the magic circle and cast a spell, while Rusalka drew his sword and went forward again, directly raising his shield to block the continuous laser beams shot out from the light ball in front of the old wizard's staff, and moved forward little by little against the huge impact force.

It was the first time that the Tower Master had seen an opponent who raised his shield to block this move head-on. He was filled with horror and murderous intent. His left hand, which was holding the staff, reached into his arms and took out a scroll to activate the burning. A chain of light directly locked Rusalka, but the moment the chain of light touched Rusalka's body, it did not take effect, but shattered into pieces.

[Saving successfully.]

He was stunned for a moment, then took out another green magic ball and activated it. A powerful wind pressure rushed down like a waterfall with the floodgates opened, as if a mountain was pressing down on Rusalka, causing his feet to even crush the ground and sink slightly.

But even so, Rusalka only stopped for a moment, then slowly raised her right foot, revealing footprints on the ground. In the eyes of the tower master who was gradually showing uncontrollable shock, she slowly moved her right leg forward, then suddenly stepped forward, making a loud bang.

Then it’s the left foot, another step forward, one step, and another step forward!

When the two were one meter apart, Rusalka suddenly raised his sword and chopped it down hard! At the same time, the tower master also detonated the ball of light, trying to knock him away.

Accompanied by the violent fluctuations caused by the collision between the two, Rusalka destroyed the magic barrier with one sword and was then forced to fly backwards, and the magic turbulence he set off shook the old wizard's body away.

At this moment, Rusalka stretched out her finger like a pistol and pointed it at the tower master: "biubiubiu!"

Three dark green lasers shot out from his fingertips and hit the old wizard directly in the abdomen. The first beam knocked the latter back in the air and crashed into the wall. The next two beams directly pressed his body against the wall and exploded, just like Rusalka just now.

After doing all this, Rusalka flipped the sword and inserted it into the ground, forcibly carving a groove on the ground and curbing the tendency of his body to fly backwards.

Without specialized construction, the power of the three magic energy explosions was certainly not enough to seriously injure the tower master, but it was enough to cause a huge storm in the tower master's heart.

"Ahem, the power of fel energy! You are the Fallen!"

"What evil energy? I warn you not to slander me. I am a righteous paladin!"

"You corrupted one who wields demonic powers! How dare you fool me like this!"

The Tower Master was completely furious this time. If he was jealous of those magical geniuses who were more talented than him and arrogant towards mediocre mortals, then he had a heartfelt hatred for the "fallen" who used demonic power, which was mostly incompatible with other power systems - I paid so much to become stronger, and why can you get this power without any effort!

I must absolutely kill you to prove that the magical power that I have painstakingly cultivated and researched is far superior to the demonic power that you easily obtain by selling your conscience!

Without hesitation, he took out another bottle of potion, tilted his head back and drank it all in 2 seconds, just in time for Rusalka to rush over.

When becoming a mage, you learn more than just spellcasting. Taking drugs is also a science. As we all know, people swallow water when they drink it. Some people can only swallow pills one at a time, and they have to take them with water, otherwise they will choke or vomit. If you want to become an excellent mage, you must master the fastest drug-taking speed and overcome the physiological instinctive discomfort. After all, even half a second difference can be very fatal to a mage.

Then, a green light burst out from his body, and he flew from the wall into the air in an instant, avoiding Rusalka's sword swing.

Rusalka: Oh my god, why is it glowing? Is this the legendary Uma Musume Airi Soko's experimental potion?

The tower master actually dropped the staff in his hand and stretched out his hand to shake it towards Rusalka.

"The strong wind will tear your body apart and blow away the sins in your soul. In the pain of helplessness, repent for your mediocrity and powerlessness in this life, mortal!"

After saying that, he swung his arm to the right, and the air in the tower seemed to turn into his arms and servants, directly rolling up Rusalka's body and throwing it towards the direction of his arm. It hit the wall heavily, causing the magic runes to explode, dealing a second blow to Rusalka.